You're the opposite of any Cambodian girl I know

That's what my co-worker said to me as we gradually started to discuss racial stereotypes. And I agree with her. I am not your average Khmer girl. For those of you who don't know, a stereotypical Khmer girl in America: has blonde/brown dyed hair, pencil thin eyebrows (imagine a chola), hangs out and only dates thugs, gets pregnant at 15, drinks/smokes, gambles, talks like she's black and doesn't have an education above high school level. Very different from the subservient quiet type that all asian girls are labeled with, right? Only two of what I listed applies to me (drinking and sometimes using urban jargon). I'm not saying that all Khmer American girls fit this stereotype, but that is what most of us are seen as. I can't count how many Khmer friends I have with my hands. Only cause I don't have any. I'm not saying I'm better than them. I just never really clicked with them. The only time I associate with Khmers is when I'm at the temple, an asian market, or hanging out with my brothers and their friends. As to why I don't fit in with these labels, I haven't a clue. We all grew up in the same environment and pretty much have the same background.

So let me ask you this (that is if anyone reads this blog). What are stereotypes that are associated with your ethnicity?